shareholders' equity (redirected from shareholders equity)

Shareholders' Equity

A firms' total assets minus its total liabilities. Equivalently, it is share capital plus retained earnings minus treasury shares. Shareholders' equity is the amount by which a company is financed through common and preferred shares.

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Also known as share capital, net worth, or stockholders' equity.

See also: Equity, Retained Earnings, Share Capital, Shareholder, Shares, Treasury Stock

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Shareholders' equity

This is a company's total assets minus total liabilities. A company's net worth is the same thing.

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shareholders' equity

See owners' equity.